"The stage lighting is ready."
"The music is ready."
"The stage effects are ready."
In Studio 1 of NTS, everyone is ready, the opening performers are getting set, and the hosts are ready to appear on stage at the command of Director Li Hongyan.
Tonight is the most important night of the year in Xia Country.
It’s the day when lights shine in every home for family reunions, and countless families tune in to watch the Spring Festival Gala at exactly 8 p.m.
At this moment, Lin Zhirou is adjusting her state in the performers’ rest room.
In fact, after several rehearsals, Lin Zhirou has already adjusted herself to the best state, but she still wants to perform even better.
"Lin Zhirou, Lin Zhirou from Mist City Arts and Science University," the voice of one of the deputy directors from the crew came from the rest room door.
"Director Zhang, I’m here," Lin Zhirou responded by waving her hand when she heard Deputy Director Zhang call her name.
"You’re in the ninth act, you can make final preparations when the seventh act begins. Let’s go to the live area now where we have arranged for you to watch the Spring Festival Gala."
Deputy Director Zhang walked over and said to Lin Zhirou.
Actually, many famous performers and singers who participate in the Spring Festival Gala have seats prepared for them in the front rows of the audience seats.
Lin Zhirou is one of the hottest singers in 2021, and today she is going to sing a song that’s popular all over the country.
For this reason, seats have been prepared for her for the show.
Of course, after some performers finish their performance, they don’t stay at the Spring Festival Gala. Instead, they take a flight immediately to reunite with their family.
For Lin Zhirou, it might not be that easy to return to Mist City after tonight’s performance, but she still wants to go back.
"Director Zhang, can I leave after my performance?" Lin Zhirou asked Director Zhang cautiously.
"Of course, you can. After all performers finish their performances, if they need to rush home and reunite with their families for the New Year, they can confirm with us, and we will try to get you a flight. We will also send a car to take you to the airport."
Upon hearing this, Director Zhang replied with a smile.
It’s perfectly normal for this girl, who’s not even twenty years old and is attending the Spring Festival Gala on NTS on her own, to want to go home after her performance.
In fact, every year many famous actors and singers immediately rush to the airport after their performances. They can usually return home in a few hours, allowing them to countdown and celebrate the new year with their families at midnight.
Taking a flight from Yancheng to Mist City doesn’t take much time, but it might take a little longer from Mist City airport to Mist City Arts and Science University.
Lin Zhirou wondered whether she should return to Mist City Arts and Science University or go home after her ninth performance.
After thinking for a while, Lin Zhirou took out her phone and sent New Year’s greetings to her parents. They asked about her situation at the scene and told her to perform well when she took the stage.
Then she told her parents she planned to stay at school for the New Year, meaning she planned to return to Mist City Arts and Science University after her performance.
Lin Zhirou’s parents understood and agreed.
Afterwards, Lin Zhirou sent a Whatsapp message to Principal Ding, "Principal Ding, can I come back to school and celebrate the New Year with everyone after my performance?"
About half a minute later, Principal Ding replied.
Principal Ding: Of course, you can. It seems that you should be able to make it back in time from Yancheng. I’ll arrange for someone to pick you up at the airport when you arrive.
"Thank you, Principal Ding."
After chatting with Principal Ding on Whatsapp, Lin Zhirou was quite happy.
Meanwhile, at Mist City Arts and Science University’s gymnasium...
Ding Yue, along with his sister Ding Xiaoyou, Huang, and Bin, had arrived at the gymnasium and taken their reserved seats.
"Lin Zhirou just told me that she plans to come back to school and celebrate the New Year with us after her performance," Ding Yue said to the people around him.
"She’s coming from Yancheng, will she make it in time?" Wen Ruohan asked curiously.
"Yancheng is just an hour or two away by flight," said Ding Yue shrugging his shoulders, "I’ll arrange for someone to pick her up from the airport later. It’s New Year’s Eve tonight, there isn’t much traffic outside. If we take the Ring Expressway, it’s quite quick from the airport to our university. Maybe she’ll even be able to countdown the New Year with us."
"Wow, that sounds really magical," Wen Ruohan exclaimed.
Who would have thought that someone could travel such a distance from Yancheng to Mist City in one night?
The airplane service is really convenient these days.
"This is just a regular flight. If more advanced airplanes are developed in the future, it might take less than an hour to fly from Yancheng to Mist City," Ding Yue said with a laugh.
Even though this may sound incredible, as long as Ding Yue upgrades the level of his university a bit, there will definitely be high-tech developments in aviation.